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Staff Nurse - Band 5 Neonatal Unit, Aberdeen Maternity Hospital.
Permanent Posts
Are you considering a new challenge within neonatal care?
Do you have the energy and drive to make a difference to the service we provide to our babies and families?
Do you wish to work in a newly custom designed and built level 3 neonatal unit within the Baird family Hospital opening in 2027?
Aberdeen Neonatal Unit is the North of Scotland tertiary referral centre which has 34 cots for premature and newborn infants with both medical and surgical problems. We provide care for over 700 babies and families per year in our intensive, high dependency and special care nurseries alongside a busy transitional care area and a well-established neonatal outreach service.
As a member of our team, you will be supported to be flexible, reliable and motivated to foster a positive working environment which encourages staff to show initiative and thrive. Quality improvement work is regularly ongoing in our neonatal centre of excellence. There will be an expectation to complete the neonatal course to become a qualified in specialty neonatal nurse as part of the neonatal developmental program.
We are extremely proud to be baby friendly accredited and working towards Bliss accreditation. Family integrated care is the model of care, working in partnership with families, reducing separation and continually empowering families on every step of their journey.
We also operate a regional Neonatal Transport Service.
This post is open to and welcomes applications form newly graduated nurses.
The post is rotational day and night duty, including weekends.
Posts close at midnight on the indicated date unless the advert states otherwise. Post may close early due to volume of applications.
For further information or to arrange an informal visit please contact
Senior Charge Nurse, Neonatal Unit, AMH. Tel 01224-559928
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FOR CANDIDATES
As from 1/4/26, the Agenda for Change full-time working week will be reducing from 37 to 36 hours per week. Part time hours will be reduced pro-rata. However, there will be a corresponding increase in the hourly rate so that pay will not be affected.
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